Davidsonville woman's death ruled homicide

A woman and a Pitbull found dead in her Davidsonville home were both stabbed multiple times and her death has been ruled a homicide, Anne Arundel County police said.

Two people found the body of Nicole C. Burgess, 37, in the 3300 block of Royale Glen Court around 11:30 a.m. on Mar. 22, police said. The medical examiner's office determined that Burgess and the dog both died of multiple stab wounds, according to police.

Detectives believe the deaths are related but have no motive for the crimes and did not know whether it was a targeted or random attack, police said.